Emma J. Booth, age 68, died Tuesday July 14, 2015 at McCauley Center in Urbana, Ohio following a lengthy battle with MS. Born April 6, 1947 in Shelby, Ohio to John Edward and Helen M. (Brown) Petersen she had been a former Shelby resident. Emma was the former owner/operator of Emma’s Tanning Booth in Springfield, […]
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Looking foward to another Safe Summer Friday Night
UPDATED — MANSFIELD, Ohio — There was no way to tell how successful the first Safe Summer Friday Night was going to be when the Mend Mansfield Coalition imagined it. The weekly “block party” idea was formed to give Mansfield neighborhood residents something fun to look forward to and food, music, and activities offered a […]
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Graders heating up for stretch run
GALION, Ohio — They rank at or near the bottom of the 11-team Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League in virtually every meaningful statistical category, but the Galion Graders are still hanging around. The Graders improved to 10-16 on the season with Wednesday’s doubleheader sweep of Northern Ohio. Galion is lingering in ninth in the league […]
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Taylor family honored by Progress Industries with donation, dedication
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Two members of the Taylor family, local businessman Dick Taylor and his late son Jon Taylor, were honored for their contributions to the community at The Rehab Center on Wednesday with a special tribute and check presentation. The Taylor family’s patriarch Dick Taylor was honored on Wednesday with a $100,000 donation from […]
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Suspect sought for impersonating building inspector
MANSFIELD, Ohio – Authorities are searching for a Mansfield man who impersonated a Richland County building inspector Thursday morning at the Dollar General at 756 Ashland Road. Anthony King, 32, 332 Auburn St., faces charges for this incident, including Identity Fraud, a fifth-degree felony, and Obstructing Official Business, a second-degree misdemeanor. According to a report from […]
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Mansfield schools receive grant for mentorship program
COLUMBUS, Ohio —State Rep. Mark Romanchuk (R-Ontario) has announced that Mansfield City Schools have received a grant of approximately $75,000 as part of Ohio’s Community Connectors school mentorship program. In 2014, Gov. John Kasich and the Ohio legislature designed the Community Connectors program to bring schools, businesses, faith groups, and civic groups together in an […]
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Shelby committee seeks mayoral candidate
SHELBY, Ohio – In accordance with state law, an open search is being conducted to find a candidate to run for mayor of the city of Shelby on the November general election ballot. This search follows the withdrawal of Harold Shasky from the fall ballot. “Mr. Shasky designated a ‘Committee of Five’ on his nominating […]
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4 indicted for $7 million financial fraud focused on Mansfield company
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Four Ohio men were indicted for their roles in a conspiracy to defraud investors out of more than $7 million by selling unregistered securities and making several misrepresentations to investors about the product they purported to develop, law enforcement officials said. Named in the 31-count federal indictment are: Kenneth Jackson, 58, of […]
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Three arrested after early morning search warrant served on 2nd Ave.
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Three men were arrested Tuesday morning after the METRICH Enforcement Unit, assisted by ASORT, Ashland METRICH and the Mansfield Police Department, served an early morning search warrant at 315 Second Avenue, Mansfield. Delarcy Riyad Akin Sylvester-Black, 23; Teddy Mulaw Asefa, 26; and Jabril A. Bond, 20, all of 315 Second Ave., were […]
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Jurassic Quest leads to the Richland County Fairgrounds
MANSFIELD, Ohio — Jurassic Quest is coming to Mansfield for the first time this weekend. The dinosaur adventure will be at the Richland County Fairgrounds Friday, July 17 through Sunday, July 19. Jurassic Quest brings dinosaur adventures for the whole family. The main dinosaur exhibit features realistic, life-size animatronic dinosaurs, over 50 life-size dinosaurs in […]